bnecker717's Smoky Trophy Lair

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Favorite Music from Games
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bnecker717's Not-So-Smoky Trophy Lair

Many thanks to Smashguy for making my banners. He always does an amazing job!

Favorite Music from Games

I have found some of my favorite music from games. Here are a bunch of my favorites:

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Machinarium

Virtue's Last Reward

LittleBigPlanet Vita

9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors

Sound Shapes

Cubixx HD

Journey

Closure

Far Cry 3

Dead Island: Riptide

About Us

If you’ve ever wondered who I’m referring to when I say “us” in forum posts I am referring to my husband and I (Brian and Lucy). We are a couple that works from home and enjoys gaming together. We got our first PS3 in November 2010. It wasn’t until a month later that we would get our first trophy as we started off playing The Orange Box. Eventually when we started getting into online gaming (with Tekken 6 in particular) we decided to go all out and get another PS3 slim for in another room with a Sony 3D LED TV so that we could play together online and also separate sometimes.

I think that’s when things really took off. Being able to play together online for games like Tekken 6, Burnout Paradise, Black Ops Zombies, Portal 2 and MW3 has been amazing. We have also really enjoyed our PS Vita. That was something that we pre-ordered a year in advance as we knew we’d instantly be hooked.

Out of the two of us my husband has had the most overall gaming experience. He has enjoyed gaming on several different consoles throughout his life both at home and at friends. He has owned a Nintendo, Sega, Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Playstation 2. He has enjoyed playing games on the computer and also playing games like Chess, Scrabble, Pool, Tetris and Texas Hold Em. If you ask me he’s got some really good skills (and I’m definitely not biased at all).

Most of my previous gaming experience was on the Nintendo when I was a kid playing games like Mario, Duck Hunt and Donkey Kong then eventually Sonic the Hedgehog over at a friend’s house. I also would play Doom and Quake occasionally on the computer, which was a lot of scary fun. Later, my younger brother got a Playstation 2 and I would occasionally play some Call of Duty with him, but it really didn’t interest me at that point. It wasn’t until after my husband and I were together for a year that we decided to get a gaming console. We decided to get an Xbox 360, but didn’t use it very much. Not after long we sold it to my brother and he’s been an Xbox fan ever since. A couple years after that we thought we’d give the Wii a try since it had some of the cool classic games we loved as kids. That was a lot of fun. My husband would usually play Mario Kart and I would try out some of the Wii Fit games. Once we got our PS3 though in 2010 we never played our Wii again (sorry Wii! ).

Gaming SetupHere are a few pics of where all the magic happens ...

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This would be our dining room, but instead it's my gaming/tv room:
This is our living room and also where Brian games:
Here's another perspective so you can see just how close we are :

Stats

Trophy cards (for both our PSN accounts):

This is our primary account that we use to game together and was our first PSN account.

This is the second account we created for our other PS3. We use this one primarily for when we want to game online together, when we feel like reliving trophies for certain games and when I work on recording gameplay videos for guides.

Platinum Trophy Showcase

Fritz Chess

Platinum Difficulty: 2/10Personal Rating: 7/10

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This was a game that we bought for my husband. He’s been a chess lover since he was a kid and he used to compete in chess clubs when he was in school. We had to order this game off of Amazon as it’s a UK game and is pretty much impossible to find in stores here. This was pretty easy for him to plat hence the difficulty rating, but for a non-chess player like me it would have to be more like an 8.5/10 (I would definitely need a guide for this one! lol)

Tekken 6

Platinum Difficulty: 5/10Personal Rating: 10/10

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We bought this game while we were staying with my husband’s family over Christmas. He spotted it when we were browsing a Gamestop in the Pre-Owned section and thought it would be something we’d both like. He told me that he used to enjoy Tekken on the PS2 so I was willing to give it a try too. Since we were away from our PS3 we took it to his Uncle’s house and played several matches against him, his wife and friend. It was so much fun that we were instantly hooked. When we got back home we eventually bought a second copy and a second PS3 so we could play online together with friends.

This is the best fighting game out there in my opinion. The controls make sense to me and some of the moves are really unique. I also really enjoyed customizing the characters. I’ve tried some other fighting games, but haven’t been able to get into them. I can’t wait for Tekken X Street Fighter to come out and maybe Tekken 7 (we can hope)!

Burnout Paradise

Platinum Difficulty: 3/10Personal Rating: 10/10

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We picked this game up for a good price at Gamestop and didn’t know what we were in for. I wasn’t really interested in it until I watched my husband play for a little while. It looked so different to me than any other racing game … open world, easy-to-use controls, encouragement to crash, and fun challenges. Once I gave it a try I was instantly hooked. We eventually bought a second copy so that we could get all of the online trophies together. I think the hardest trophy might have been 8 Players meet in the Wildcats' Baseball Stadium and that was because every time I would host and start that particular challenge there would always be one or two people that just wanted to do their own thing and not come to the Wildcat’s Baseball Stadium. Other than that all of the trophies were easy, but more importantly they were a lot of fun!

Portal 2

Platinum Difficulty: 5/10Personal Rating: 10/10

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After enjoying Portal from The Orange Box we were ready for a sequel. As soon as we heard about it we pre-ordered it right away. We played most of the main story together and then bought a second pre-owned copy so that we could do the online co-op together. Overall, the game is not too difficult if you are good at puzzlers. There were a few times where we were scratching our heads trying to figure out the next step, but fortunately one of us could usually figure it out when the other was puzzled. I absolutely love the humor in this game. It really had us laughing just like its predecessor. I can’t wait until the Move dlc comes out for this. It would be really nice too if they would release the Creator pack dlc for other platforms other than PC. I know that would definitely increase its replayability for us. Come on, Valve, give us more!

Hasbro Family Game Night

Platinum Difficulty: 1/10Personal Rating: 6/10

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This was a fun game to play and was really easy to platinum. We originally bought it thinking it would be something easy and relaxing to play and it definitely was!

MONOPOLY Streets

Platinum Difficulty: 3/10Personal Rating: 7/10

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This was another PS3 board game that we thought would be fun to play together. It was a lot of fun at first, but got boring when we worked on the Rolled a 15 trophy. That trophy is based on luck and it took us awhile to get lucky! Other than that everything else was pretty easy.

Plants Vs. Zombies (Vita)

Platinum Difficulty: 5/10Personal Rating: 10/10

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We first picked up the PS3 version of Plants Vs. Zombies when it was free with Playstation Plus. I didn’t know what to think of it at first. I originally thought it was a kids game. It was only until I played it that I realized it might be the most awesome game ever! Who doesn’t love killing zombies with plants?

When I caught wind that a Vita version was coming out we had to have it. I was also lucky enough to be the first to call the trophy guide for it. I didn’t think it would be too difficult since we 100% the PS3 version and I was excited that the Vita version had more trophies and a platinum! If you haven’t tried this game I highly recommend it. It involves strategy and is also a lot of fun. The graphics are really good too. The only trophy that I didn’t enjoy was Lucky Spin because it is entirely based on luck. You could get lucky and get the trophy in a few minutes or get unlucky and get it in weeks! For me it took 2 weeks of playing until I finally got 3 diamonds!

Note to Popcap: Please update the PS3 version so we can get a platinum for that too! I am always looking for another reason to play! Here’s an idea for Plants Vs. Zombies 2 - make the co-op and versus available to play online. My husband and I enjoyed playing against each other (one as Plants the other as Zombies) and the co-op was fun too.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Vita)

Platinum Difficulty: 6/10Personal Rating: 10/10

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I can’t personally say much about this game as my husband primarily played it. He offered it to me to play but I knew he was enjoying the story and didn’t want to break it up for him. Whenever he would come across some cool scenery or a fun puzzle he would show it to me so I could appreciate it too. From what I saw it looked very innovative. After he finished the story I told him I’d help with the farming for bounty as it would give me a chance to play several chapters and help out with some time-consuming work. The farming wasn’t too awful, but did take a lot of time on certain levels. I was also able to get a few bounties using Near which was a nice break from shooting enemies and restarting checkpoints over and over. I forgot to mention that the scenery and picture quality on the Vita looked great. I can’t wait to see the quality of more major releases like this on the Vita.

Heavy Rain

Platinum Difficulty: 2/10Personal Rating: 10.10

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I love, love, love this game. Is that too many love’s? I originally plated this game on our other PSN account. It was something I worked on separately while my husband worked on Assassin’s Creed II and Uncharted. This was a game that I pre-ordered after playing the demo. I used to love “Choose Your Own Adventure” books when I was young so the idea of a game that gives you choices really appealed to me. This was the first game that I ever felt emotionally connected to. I love the way Quantic Dream gives you choices that effect the outcome of the story. When I had to do the tests that the Origami Killer puts Ethan through it made me feel like I was in a Saw movie, but working toward an honorable goal: saving Shaun (oh and getting more trophies!).

I just recently found myself missing Heavy Rain and wanting to relive it. Well, it’s a good thing we have 2 accounts! I played several hours each day and eventually got it. It was a lot of fun all over again and seemed easier to me this time since I knew what to do (and have become a better gamer).

Family Game Night 4

Platinum Difficulty: 3/10Personal Rating: 5/10

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We bought this game after we easily plated the first FGN. This one was similar, but had some trophies that took longer than we thought they would. Playing 50 games is a lot more time consuming than you might think as each game takes awhile to play and gets boring really quickly. We had cleaned this backlogged plat up for a trophy competition. Motivation is an amazing thing.

Trine 2

Platinum Difficulty: 7/10Personal Rating: 5/10

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We bought this awhile ago when it was on sale on the PSN. When I took a look at the trophy guide I saw that it was supposed to be a really easy platinum. I got excited and started playing right away. The only weird thing is I didn’t find it to be easy. I really enjoyed the visuals and the puzzle element, but I didn’t enjoy playing through the levels. Maybe it’s just not my favorite style or doesn’t play the way I like but the controls seemed too touchy to me. After not enjoying going after the easiest trophies I put this game in our backlog. It was a trophy competition that encouraged me to get back to it and see if I could just push my way through it. When I returned to it I thought it was a little easier, but still just not my kind of game.

Assassin’s Creed II

Platinum Difficulty: 5/10Personal Rating: 10/10

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This was another game that my husband primarily played. He really got into the story and I didn’t want to break it up for him, plus I was working on Heavy Rain on our other PSN so it gave me more time to work on plating that. From what I saw of him play it looked like a lot of fun and you can’t go wrong playing a game with Leonardo Da Vinci (the famous alien genius) in it! The only thing that I helped with in this game was finding some feathers for the trophy competition. Due to our gaming ADHD this game somehow got put in our backlog. I took one for the team and helped getting this game out of that backlog.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Platinum Difficulty: 8/10Personal Rating: 9/10

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After falling in love with Black Ops Zombies (and eventually other modes) a friend encouraged us to pre-order MW3 with all the bells and whistles. It sounded like it would be a lot of fun especially with the new Survival mode. That’s exactly what we played in this game for several months. We began by playing some multiplayer but it wasn’t very fun because we always had so much lag. I was also disappointed that the audio quality over the mic was so awful. Whenever someone talked I would instantly mute them because the sound was so annoying to hear. I think that was a big step backward for Activision.

Besides its flaws I think MW3 is a great game. We never played MW2 until after we plated MW3 so we did things a little backwards. Survival is not zombies, but it is a whole lot of different fun! My husband and I love playing this together and coming up with strategies to get us to further waves against the horde of soldiers, choppers, juggernauts and dogs with C-4 strapped to their chests. Once we signed up for our first trophy competition we thought it would be fun to try to platinum MW3. We worked on most of the Veteran Special Ops missions online together, but had to do a few Solo and/or with friends as the lag between us was too much at times.

As for the campaign, my husband and I broke it up very fairly - he played the “easy” Veteran mode and I found most of the intel on the “very challenging” Recruit. I thought the campaign was really cool. I enjoyed playing different characters in each Act and I also thought the graphics looked way better than when playing online. The Veteran is definitely not for the faint of heart and I think my husband did a great job getting through it. Those Veteran aim bots are just insane sometimes!

Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus

Platinum Difficulty: 2/10Personal Rating: 9.5/10

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I barely played this game. All credit goes to my husband for plating this. I know he enjoyed this game a lot and he was able to plat it in a short amount of time. The graphics looked great to me and I thought the storyline looked like a lot of fun. When Sly comes out on the PS3 and Vita I’ll probably play one while my husband enjoys the other. I hope Sony does this with many more games as it makes it even more fun for both of us.

Pictionary

Platinum Difficulty: 2/10Personal Rating: 7.5/10

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We originally bought this game when we were on a board game spree. It wasn’t until our first trophy competition that I decided to get it out of the backlog and plat it. This is a really easy game to plat, but a little time consuming for certain trophies. I definitely recommend it for anyone looking for a fun, easy plat.

NCIS: The Game

Platinum Difficulty: 1/10Personal Rating: 7/10

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We rented this game specifically for a trophy competition. We heard that it was a fast plat and it definitely was. It was also a lot of easy fun. It was nice to just kick back and relax while playing a game instead of getting stressed over a particular trophy. I thought some of the interactions between the characters were hilarious in this game. They definitely didn’t hire professional voice actors for this, did they?

Favorite line from the game: “Let's do a deduction board.” Play the game and you’ll find out what I mean.

Megamind

Platinum Difficulty: 2/10Personal Rating: 7/10

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This was another game that we rented for the trophy competition. We split it up, but I think that my husband played it more than I did. Either way I thought it was another fun, easy game. I’d definitely recommend this game if you’re looking for an easy, fun and relaxing game.

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Platinum Difficulty: 4/10Personal Rating: 6.5/10

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I never thought we would get this game, but trophy competitions make you do strange things. :scratches head: At first, I was really not looking forward to playing this game, but then it grew on me and I got the hang of the songs and figured out how to get 5 Stars each time. The only part of the game that gave me problems was the *&#@ing Bottle Toss! I played several times getting further and further, but then I would suddenly find myself running out of bean bags to toss and would eventually have to start over again and again. Eventually after making it to Stage 9 (yet again) I decided to give the controller to my husband. I’m so glad that I did because he was able to watch what I was doing and adjust the angle and ended up passing the last stage on the first try! Way too go!

The Penguins of Madagascar

Platinum Difficulty: 4/10Personal Rating: 8/10

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This is another game that I probably never would have played until we got into the trophy competition. I’m so glad we picked it up because it was a lot of fun! I enjoyed switching penguins and solving puzzles while searching for chameleons. Many thanks to antoniosbandana’s videos as they helped me with a few puzzles and finding some chameleons that I missed. If you’re looking for a fun game that is pretty easy then you should definitely try this one!

Spare Parts

Platinum Difficulty: 2/10Personal Rating: 7/10

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This was another game that we bought for a trophy competition. I think it’s awesome that there are absolutely no bronze trophies and 10 golds! My involvement in this game consisted of helping find a couple parts in co-op. Other than that all credit goes to my husband for plating this game. I don’t have much to say about it, but it looked pretty cool, fun and easy to me. I enjoyed hearing the robot go around scanning things.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Platinum Difficulty: 7.5/10Personal Rating: 10/10

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After plating MW3 we decided to give MW2 a try. We were really surprised that the graphics seemed better at times than MW3! We also didn’t experience any lag when playing Special Ops online together, which was the total opposite of MW3. The Campaign and Special Ops were a lot of fun. Some of the missions were similar to MW2, but I think they were even more enjoyable. There were a few times though when we worried if we could get past a couple Veteran Special Ops missions. Somehow though practice (and some great Youtube videos) helped and we eventually got that shiny !

Cabela’s Adventure Camp

Platinum Difficulty: 1/10Personal Rating: 7/10

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This is a game that we rented for a trophy competition, but it didn’t get to us in time. Even still I played it right away and plated it within a few hours. Overall, it was really easy and a lot of fun (and I’m not a huge fan of Move only games). I was only worried about one trophy giving me problems and that was Exercise (Complete 10 Coin chain jumps). I read on the guide that the controls were a bit goofy, but fortunately it didn’t give me too many problems.

Call of Duty: Black Ops

Platinum Difficulty: 8/10Personal Rating: 10/10

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We originally bought Black Ops because my husband’s Uncle had it and wanted to play online with us. It didn’t really interest either of us, but his Uncle kept making it sound so awesome that we caved it and bought it. I’m so glad that we did because the Zombies mode alone is well worth it. We barely played multiplayer in the beginning and decided to give Zombies a try. Several months later we finally stopped playing Zombies. lol I can’t think of anything more fun than seeing how far you can survive against endless waves of the undead. I also really love the awesome weapons, perks and of course Pack-a-Punch!

Eventually we decided to try something other than zombies and started playing Wager Matches, Domination, Capture the Flag and TDM online with our friends. I prefer Wager matches and Domination personally as the other modes get boring to me. My husband enjoys multiplayer a lot more than I do and it shows as he is now at his 14th Prestige (about to get a gold gun) while I only ever got to my 1st Prestige. lol Great job, honey!

After the trophy competition and plating MW3 and MW2 we decided it was finally time to clean-up Black Ops by doing the Campaign. Finally, at long last we got one of our favorite shiny !

National Geographic Challenge!

Platinum Difficulty: 3.5/10Personal Rating: 8/10

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This is another game that we rented for the trophy competition, but we didn’t factor in the puzzles taking so much time to complete. We decided to save plating this game until after the trophy competition so that the puzzles wouldn’t eat away at our time. This was a fun, easy game. I would definitely recommend it if you’re into trivia or puzzles. I was most nervous about the Let it Slide trophy as I have never enjoyed doing slider puzzles. Surprisingly it didn’t take either of us much time to complete them and I was nervous for no reason!

Motorstorm RC (Vita)

Platinum Difficulty: 8/10Personal Rating: 8/10

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This was another game that I barely played. I am definitely not the most skilled racer, but fortunately my husband is! I was really surprised when he told me that he thought he could platinum this game because it seemed hard to me. I can’t personally say much about this game other than I loved hearing the music in the background. It’s got an awesome soundtrack that will hopefully come out soon!

Motorstorm RC

Platinum Difficulty: 8/10Personal Rating: 8/10

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This is an awesome game because it is cross playable with the Vita Version! This means that if you are playing online and save your game you can then open up the PS3 version and continue where you left off on the Vita. This also means that if you earn trophies on the Vita you will automatically get them on the PS3! My husband got most of the trophies this way, but did get a few by playing on the PS3. Overall, he enjoyed the Vita controls more which is why he primarily played that one.

Dead Island

Platinum Difficulty: 7/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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I originally pre-ordered this game and played some of it on our other account, but was too obsessed with Black Ops zombies at the time so it sat on the shelf for a long time. When I finally picked it up again I realized that it was a lot of fun. My only regret is that I didn't come up with a better plan for the trophies. This caused me to have to play through the game a lot more than I would have had to if I would've started with a different character and done things differently from the start. I ended up playing through this game 3 times and also played through Act I several times for one of the trophies.

As far as the game goes I love the First Person perspective of Dead Island. The graphics look amazing and made me feel like I really was trapped on an island resort. The detail of the zombies is quite amazing as well! As you're killing zombies you can see chunks of flesh come off to reveal muscles, bones, etc. There are also several different types of zombies that you will come across which is cool as it would get kind of boring if you were just killing the same type of zombie over and over again. Another thing I like about this game is the open-world feel it has. It's not a completely open-world game, but you can choose to follow the main quest or go off and do side quests. I like being able to choose what I will do next instead of just following a linear storyline.

One of my favorite things about Dead Island is the Co-op. If you want you can play the whole game with up to 3 other people. Only some of the trophies require you to play in Co-op, but I found myself playing Co-op whenever I could because it was just a lot more fun that way. I made a few new friends on the PSN from playing online and plan to work on the Bloodbath Arena trophies soon with one of those friends.

If you're thinking about trying out Dead Island I highly recommend it. Don't even think about it just go get it! Also, if you want to know how to platinum this game the quickest way possible PM me and I'll send you a roadmap so that you can avoid the time wasters that I did.

Sound Shapes (PS3)

Platinum Difficulty: 7/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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This is a really fun musical platformer that I HIGHLY recommend. If you play it on the Vita I suggest putting in headphones because it really makes the experience that much better! My husband played this game mostly on the PS3 and I played it mostly on the Vita. We both had a great time and wish it wouldn't have ended so quickly.

I think the Campaign was my favorite part of the game. It was just plain fun and the music was something I'd like to listen to outside the game. Beware though, once you complete Campaign you will have Death Mode waiting for you. They give you a warning at the beginning saying that Death Mode will make your face melt and I definitely agree. It's definitely worth it though and will leave you feeling satisfied once you finally hear the trophy pop after completing a difficult challenge.

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Dead Nation

Platinum Difficulty: 7.5/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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We got this game in the Welcome Back pack back in early 2011. My husband and I love zombies so we were excited to try this game out. We first played through the game together online on Braindead to get a feel for it. That was pretty easy, but kind of hard on the eyes so we would only do a few chapters at a time. By the time we were finished with Braindead we decided to go for Grim to try and stack trophies. We found it to be a lot harder than we expected and so it sat in our backlog for over a year.

Then, just recently Sly Cooper randomly asked me if I would like to play Dead Nation for fun so we played through several chapters on Grim. Over the next few days we finished Grim and then moved on to Morbid, which seemed like Hell at some points to me. I really started to think the game developers didn't like me especially when my eyes got bloodshot every time I played the game. Eventually though my eyes got used to the game and I had a lot less eye irritation. Shortly after we finished our Grim, Morbid and 1 Undead mission, Sly Cooper got the Dead Nation platinum so I decided to work on it next with my husband (who was really excited to play this game again).

Since I played on our Brucy account with Sly I had to play through all of the Grim and Morbid levels again with my husband so we could get the platinum for both accounts. I was a little nervous because some parts of the Morbid campaign were really hard for me and Sly had to get us through it. Fortunately I surprised myself and did really well and actually got my husband and I through some tough spots. After playing through this game so many times I can definitely say it is well worth the time and I am very proud to have this platinum in our collection. Over a year ago I never thought we'd have this one!

Lollipop Chainsaw

Platinum Difficulty: 5/10
Personal Rating: 6/10

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This was a game that I bought mostly because of zombies and because it seemed like a cool game for girls to play. Even though some people didn't like it I found it to be fun. It was also funny, but sometimes a little too crude to the point to where it wasn't that funny after a while. My favorite part of the game was beating up zombies with cool cheerleader moves. It was also fun to dress Juliet (the main character) up in the different outfits I unlocked. One of my favorites would have to be the bunny costume just because it looked so hilarious seeing a huge bunny beating up zombies. lol If you're looking for a game that is more of a beat-em-up kind of game and isn't overly challenging then I recommend this for you!

inFAMOUS 2

Platinum Difficulty: 5/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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I can't say much about this game because my husband was the one that played it and plated it. I played around with it a few times, but didn't want to break up the story for him or accidentally mess up his karma. He had a great time playing this game and getting to be Good Cole and Evil Cole. He plans to get back to Infamous soon and plat that as well as 100% Infamous: Festival of Blood.

L.A. Noire

Platinum Difficulty: 5/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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This was a game that we pre-ordered and got when it released but I found it to be too slow when I first played it. So, it sat in our backlog for months until I finally decided to give it another chance. I'm glad I did because I had a lot of fun playing it. I really enjoyed the story. It had a lot of interesting history from the forties in it, which was cool. It made me feel like I was living in another time (as a cop). I also was very impressed by the graphics. When you question someone you need to look at their facial expressions to figure out if they are lying or not. I think this really added a new dimension to the game.

I wasn't initially looking forward to finding all the collectables or 5-starring the story, but if you use a video or guide it will decrease the time you spend on it tremendously! After playing the game through twice I never found a single gold reel and that's because they are hidden in spots that you might never go by. If you're contemplating giving this game a try, I highly recommend it! Soon I will get the Rockstar pass and get all of the dlc.

LittleBigPlanet 2

Platinum Difficulty: 7/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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This is one of my favorite games of all time! The only reason it took me so long to plat it was because I first played this and LBP on our other account and almost plated each of them then started working on them on this account. By the time I started working on it on this account I didn't feel like working towards the plat anymore and just wanted to enjoy the game with friends. So, a year later I finally decided to finish it and get the shiny :plat:.

There are so many things I love about this game! First, I love being able to customize my character, pod and levels. The story mode is great on its own and has a lot of replay value. After you've had enough of story you can always choose from the thousands and thousands of community levels. There are a lot of amazing community levels out there! I can't even begin to think about how some of them were created, that's how good they are! If you are the creative type then you can try your hand at making levels. It's actually pretty fun and easy unless you want to get into the complicated stuff.

My favorite thing about the game though is playing with friends. Sure, playing solo is fun but once you play with friends you never know what might happen from slap fights to graffiting each other. I also love the in-game chat feature which makes it so easy to communicate with each other. If only more games had that! If you are thinking about getting this game, stop thinking and just go do it!

LittleBigPlanet

Platinum Difficulty: 6.5/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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This was my first LBP game and what made me first fall in love with all things LBP. Just as with LBP 2 I could've had this platted a year or so ago but first worked on it on our other account then this one. When LBP 2 came out I stopped playing this game and got addicted to the newest one. lol Eventually though I came back and had a blast playing it again. If you haven't played any of the LBP games I highly recommend starting off with this one as they only seem to get better as you go along!

Spelunker HD

Platinum Difficulty: 8/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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We got this game because we saw it was a good price on the PS Store, but we didn't know a whole lot about it other than it was a remake of an old game. My husband was the one that plated this game (I just enjoyed watching him and co-oping with him from time to time). At first it seemed very challenging to him as have to be very precise with your jumping and movements. As the trophy guide says, be prepared to die A LOT! lol After my hubby got used to the game he had a blast playing it and made a lot of new friends through the co-op part of the game. Even after the platinum he still kept playing and helping friends out with different levels. If you are wondering about whether you should get this game, I'd say go for it, but just be prepared for a challenge and lots of fun!

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I've been wanting this game ever since I first heard it would be coming out on the Vita (originally planned for the launch). Even though I had to wait longer than expected it was well worth the wait. This game has all of the charm and features of LBP 1 & 2, but also with additional ones that make use of the Vita's controls (touch, tilt, back touch and portability).

I had a blast playing this solo and with friends. A lot of times I would just play for fun or to help someone out so that I could enjoy the game without worrying too much about trophies. The story part of the game was really fun and left me wanting more at the end. Fortunately, there are lots of side levels that you can play solo and/or with friends. There is also something different called The Arcade, which isn't in the other LBPs. The games in Arcade are very varied and a lot of them make use of the touch features. A lot of them are also challenging, which is cool if you're looking for something a little out of the ordinary in LBP. I was a little nervous about some of these levels as I read that a lot of people were having problems getting through them. Fortunately though I was able to get through them without too much trouble!

Another fun part to LBPV is the Community Levels. These are levels that anyone could make and some of them are really well done. This really help increase the replayability of the game as new cool levels are popping up all of the time. One of my favorite ones is called Pet Sackboy, which I played with Sly Cooper. It was a very well-designed level where you are a pet sackboy that gets out of his cage and goes on an adventure around the house while your owner is away. If you have this game I highly recommend that you play it.

My only complaint with the game is the lag. When I first got the game I had a really hard time connecting with anyone. I kept getting failed messages and reported them right away. Since then I think it has gotten better, but there is still some lag sometimes which can easily make you miss a jump, etc. when you're playing with friends. Hopefully they will get this fixed soon because one of my favorite things about LBP is playing online with friends and just being silly.

I want to make a shout-out to all the people I've played LBPV with on this site. I had a great time playing with you all!

digitalman123
jdizzle0420
Kid_Loser
oscar
Sly Cooper

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I had been looking forward to this game ever since I heard about it. At the time I was thinking it would be cool to write the guide for it, but figured someone else (like Digitalman) would call it before me so I forgot about that for a while ... until a month before it's release Yoo_Hoo_Sniper asked me if we could co-op a guide together sometime. I didn't see anyone else call this guide so I though it would be the perfect one to co-op on since we both love LBP. I'm so glad we did because we had a ton of fun working on the guide together! I only wish we would have had more of a chance to play with each other, but the servers didn't seem to want us to play together. Hopefully by now the connectivity problems with the game have been fixed as that really is an important part of LBP!

If you aren't sure about whether to get this game or not, I highly recommend it. It is the same kind of racing style game as Mario Kart, but in the wonderful world of LBP where you can customize your character, kart, pod and even create your own tracks! There are a few things missing in the game that I wish they would have had (like pins, better chat feature, ability to move around in your pod and ability to decorate your friends and their pods), but it wasn't made by Media Molecule so I guess it's not such a big deal. Regardless, I had a lot of fun playing and still plan to play it a lot with friends!

The Walking Dead

Platinum Difficulty: 1/10
Personal Rating: 1,000,000/10!

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WOW! This is an AMAZING game! Telltale did an excellent job bringing the comic book to life in the game. I've never had a game make me second guess my decisions so much and wonder if I did the right thing or not. It was nice not worrying about trophies at all and just playing the game however I wanted. Throughout the game there were a lot of surprises that came about due to the choices I made. It was cool talking to friends after each episode and seeing which choices they made and comparing them to my own. I am kinda sad that the game is over already as I wish it would've gone on for several more episodes. I really hope that they make a second season as I would love to know what happens to Clementine and the other characters that were still alive at the end.

Jurassic: The Hunted

Platinum Difficulty: 3.5/10
Personal Rating: 5/10

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This was a game that we started back in the early Summer for a trophy competition. We enjoyed it and got through most of it quickly, but then got stuck on a tough spot and put it back on the shelf for a while. I finally decided to pick it up and finish it for another trophy competition and was so happy when I got past the tough part we were at!

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (NA Version)

Platinum Difficulty: 4/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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If it weren't for Dr_Mayus I might not have heard about this game. I'm so glad that he recommended it to me as I had a lot of fun playing it. Virtue's Last Reward has now dethroned LBPV and taken the #1 spot for my favorite game on the PS Vita.

This game was the perfect game for me. It's basically a video novel with an amazing story with multiple paths/endings and many clever puzzles. I was amazed that it is a Japanese game as you would never know it from the dialogue. The game developers did a perfect job with the script and the English dubbing is A+! The music that was chosen was also perfect and fit the scenes well. I still can't get some of the tunes out of my head. The storyline was also awesome and without revealing too much had a lot to do with new discoveries Scientists are making today.

If you have a Vita and are considering trying this game, I highly recommend that you do. There is a free demo on the PS Store if you want to try it out. If you are into games that have an in depth story, interesting fun puzzles, or multiple paths than this is the game for you. However, if you are the kind of person that always skips past the story to get to the action this might not be the game for you, but you never know you might like it ...

Saw

Platinum Difficulty: 2/10
Personal Rating: 5/10

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Coming soon!

The Darkness II

Platinum Difficulty: 4.5/10
Personal Rating: 6/10

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Coming soon!

Counter Strike: Global Offensive

Platinum Difficulty: 3.5/10
Personal Rating: 5.5/10

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Coming soon!

Toy Story Mania!

Platinum Difficulty: 1/10
Personal Rating: 8/10

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This was a game that I finally got from Gamefly. This was one of the games I planned to play for the trophy competition. Even though my team had to drop out I decided to still play it for fun. It only took me 6 hours to platinum and that was with a meal in between and playing all the games through once without looking at the trophy list. I think it could easily be platted in 2-3 hours. It was a lot of fun to play and really put me in the mood for finally getting Toy Story III. Hopefully I'll get it soon from Gamefly! If you're looking for a fun and easy platinum to play then I highly recommend this one!

Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale

Platinum Difficulty: 4/10
Personal Rating: 7/10

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This was a game that I didn't initially think I was going to like based off of my experience with the beta. I thought I'd give it a try though since so many friends have the game and enjoyed it. Plus, how can I resist a game that has Sackboy in it? After playing through the arcade mode each time with all 20 characters the game really grew on me. There were definitely some characters that I didn't care for and that were a bit of a struggle to work with, but most of the characters were a lot of fun. I enjoyed learning the different moves for each character and some were quite funny. I really enjoyed playing with Sackboy, Toro, PaRappa, Nathan Drake, Spike, and Nariko. I also enjoyed using Kratos, Sweet Tooth, Radec, Raiden, and Heihachi because they were easy to win with. The only trophy that gave me any issues and made me worry about the plat was the This is Living trophy. After several failed attempts I decided to write messages to my opponents quickly before each match to see if they'd be willing to help. After a few tries two people read the messages in time and allowed me to beat them! That was a big relief, although I don't think I'll be able to do that on the Vita version. Another awesome surprise was that I got the Vita version + online pass for free with renting this from Gamefly. Woohoo!

Dead Island: Riptide

Platinum Difficulty: 3.5/10
Personal Rating: 8/10

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This was a fun, easy platinum. At first I wasn't that into the game, but it grew on me more and more as I played. I'd still have to say that I liked the first one the best, but this is very similar and there are new weapons and new zombies so that's always good fun! Many thanks to Yoo_Hoo_Sniper and Pancake_Model for doing the co-op with me and helping with a few other trophies as well. Playing with friends is always more fun to me compared to playing solo. If you liked the first Dead Island or just enjoy zombie games you should check out this game. The only trophy that could be considered hard is the co-op trophy because you have to do all of the main quests with at least one other person. All of the rest are pretty easy, some just take some time or searching. Also, if you have trouble finding any of the collectibles or side quests there are some great guides out there that will help you find whatever you're missing.

Far Cry 3
Platinum Difficulty: 3.5/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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Far Cry 3 is such an awesome game. I'm so glad I finally got to play it as I had it in my Gamefly Queue for quite a while, but it was never available til just recently. I would have had this game platinumed a couple weeks ago, but took a break from it so I could play Dead Island: Riptide with some friends. Playing this game made me feel like I was in an awesome vacation-gone-wrong-action/adventure movie. Right from the first cutscene and chase, it had me hooked. I loved that this game had a variety of missions and that you could veer off from the mission if you wanted to and work on other things. It was also a lot of fun using all the different types of transportation plus listening to music on the radio when I got into different cars enhance my driving experience. I loved the realism of the game as I would just be running along minding my own business and next thing you know a tiger or bear is coming after me!

The online portion really doesn't add much to the game, in my opinion, but was still fun to play. I had some glitches happen to me when I first played it with friends, but thankfully didn't experience any the last time I played the missions. Many thanks to Yoo_Hoo_Sniper and pradadeep for playing a few missions with me even though they were quite glitchy. Also, funny story, I happened to ask gyrocop if he had the game and the online pass and he said that he did have both. I asked if he would mind helping me with the last 3 coop missions I had and it turned out that he needed all of them. So, we played 3 of them last night and then the remaining 3 today and both got the platinum at the same time! That's the first time I can say that I got a platinum WITH a friend so that was really cool. Thanks again gyro for playing with me! I had a lot of fun and was glad that we didn't have anymore server interruptions besides that one.

To wrap it up, if you haven't played this game then I would highly recommend that you do. The story is great, the music is awesome, the graphics are pretty nice, and you can plat it on any difficulty.

With that said I'll leave you with this video which contains my favorite song from the game :

Wonderbook: Book of Spells

Platinum Difficulty: 1/10
Personal Rating: 8/10

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I'm so glad I finally got this game! I wanted this game about 6 months ago, but I couldn't find it anywhere for a good price especially WITH the Wonderbook. Fortunately I was able to pick up both in new condition on Ebay for 11 bucks, which was a great deal! This was a very easy and relaxing game to play. I enjoyed the stories along with the awesome Wonderbook technology. It really made me feel like I was IN the game. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone who is a J.K. Rowling fan, PS Move game fan, or someone looking for a fun, easy plat. Now I'm really anticipating getting Diggs Nightcrawler soon for the Wonderbook.

Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward (EU Version)

Platinum Difficulty: 4/10
Personal Rating: 10/10

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When Pancake_Model told me the NA and EU versions of Virtue's Last Reward had separate platinums I ordered one off of Ebay right away. It seemed like it took forever to get to me, but it was worth the wait. The game came at the perfect time because Gyrocop and I planned to do the guide for it sometime in June. I had a lot of fun playing this game again. The story is very well-written and I can't wait for the sequel. It's supposed to come out sometime in 2014. If you have a Vita and Playstation plus you should check this game out. It is free for PS+ subscribers in NA right now and it was also free at one time in EU as well. The only difference between the NA and EU version is that the EU only has Japanese audio whereas the NA has English and Japanese. I liked the voice acting for both languages, but I really enjoyed the English the most, obviously because I could understand it but also because I think they did a better job with the voice acting. Now in the meantime while I wait for the sequel I'm going to watch some Youtube videos for 999 (the 3DS prequel) to fill in some unanswered questions I have about the story.

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was a lot more enjoyable than Book of Spells, although the book seems a lot more finicky than Book of Spells did. For Book of Spells I was able to sit in chair, but to make this game work properly I had to sit a larger distance away and on the floor. Also, some of the photo assignments and trophies were a little glitchy in the fact that you had to be very precise or do things at just the right angle or it wouldn't register. If it wouldn't have been for that I could have platted this a lot faster. Otherwise it was a fun game and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a fun, easy plat.

Smart AsPlatinum Difficulty: 5/10
Personal Rating: 8/10

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Yay! I'm so glad to finally have the platinum for this as it is long overdue! Most of the game fairly quick to get the trophies for, but one of the trophies requires you to wait every week until a new Street Smart Challenge updates for you city. You need to get 100 stars total and the most that you can get per week is 9 stars (many times it's really difficult to get 9 depending on the challenges). The only way to get to 100 stars faster is to travel to other cities. When I first started the game I brought the Vita with me to the next closest town and use the Wifi at a Starbucks there but it still showed that I was in Raleigh so I guess it only works with major cities.

The other thing was that a lot of times I would forget to to my challenge for the week and would totally miss out which would just push the plat back further. Thanks to people like stupot, dr_mayus, and ikildaddy I had a little help remembering. Thanks a lot guys! I guess now I can finally put up the platinum image for the Smart As trophy guide too!

I think each of the following people deserve to be Member of the Month. Unfortunately there are not enough months in the year! I guess I’ll have to nominate each of you as time goes by.

JDizzle0420 -

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Update King! Thanks for being an awesome friend and always keeping me updated on the latest game news that you think I'd be interested in. I enjoy our conversations about games, trophies, music, comedy, smoking, etc. It was also a lot of fun writing the LBPV Marvel dlc guide with you. Hopefully we will be friends for a long time to come!

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The first person I've ever earned a platinum with at the same exact time! Thanks for all the awesome guides you've put on the site! Like me you have great tastes in games and music. Sorry I've beat you to calling guides a few times! (I think you've done that to me too though so let's call it even. ) I look forward to writing another guide with you soon in the future!

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Hey mate (I mean -beast)! Thank you for being a cool friend to talk to and share interests with. I enjoyed playing Dead Island Riptide coop, Black Ops 1 & 2, and many other games with you and look forward to many more in the very near future. Thanks for my awesome avys and sigs and for helping me out with the pics for the soda can locations for the Jacob Jones guide!

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You have always been a great friend and a lot of fun to talk to on the site and PSN. Plus we both have great tastes in games! I'm sad that you left this site, but at least I always have a way to communicate with you and keep up-to-date on things.

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Thank you so much first for your friendship and also for all the work you've done making banners for me (a lot of times before I even asked!) and for always offering to help me out on Borderlands and GT5! You are an awesome, cool friend and also have some very envious platinums. I'm still amazed at GT5. Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see what you plat next!

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Thanks for being a cool Aussie friend! You are a really kind person and also very giving to the community. I'm glad you finally got your internet back so I will be seeing you around more. Congrats again on your new job!

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You are a really cool guy and it's nice to see another couple that enjoys gaming together. Hopefully you can get your wife into gaming more and more now that she has her own PS3 too! I had a ton of fun playing LBP with you and hope that we can play something else soon! Keep up the trophy hunting and thanks for your friendship!

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Thank you for being a funny person to talk to and a great friend! I miss seeing you on this site, but that's alright I know that if I want to talk to you I can always find you elsewhere. Keep up the great work with your games and also in real life!

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You are such a cool, giving person. Thank you so much for my gift of Pro membership. You rock!

Feral -

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My favorite local drunk. Thank you for being a cool friend and for playing AC:B with me. Hopefully we will get to boost more games together soon. I’m always up for some AC:B or R!

John3007 -

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Thank you for being a cool person and for offering to boost whenever I want for AC:R. I really appreciate it even though you have 100%!

Kid420247 -

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Thanks for being a cool stoner friend! Thank you also for the awesome avatar! You outdid yourself. I love it!

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I appreciate your friendship and literary work on the site. Keep up the great work with your interviews and commentaries. They add a great touch to the site and are always fun to read. Thanks also for trying to play Dead Island with me even though the server’s don’t like us.

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Thanks for being a cool friend to talk to and a great teammate in The Quartet of Awesomeness. You also have great taste in music! Thx for playing Pixeljunk 4am with me.

DaRe_xLw-

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Thanks for being a cool person and inviting me to listen to your music on LBP2. You are very gifted at that and designing avys/sigs. Amazing that a wolf can do all these things! Keep it up!

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Thanks for being another cool, smart person to talk to on this site. You are a nice person and have an envious trophy collection.

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Another one of my favorite HERBivores on this site. You are a really cool person to talk to about weed and are also a genius at designing sigs! Thx for contributing a lot to the 4:20 group!

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Thx for being a cool person to talk to on here about tv shows. I still have to look into some of your suggestions once we're done with our current watchlist.

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Thank you for your friendship! You remind me of myself when I started getting active on the site because I was always looking for the next trophy guide to work on. Keep up the great work and thank you for your contributions to this site!

I will add more as they come to mind. If I missed anyone I’m sorry! Also, thanks to everyone that has ever helped me boost on this site. I really appreciate it!

Pretty cool to see you start you're checklist. I'll be sure to stop in more and see whats going on. I'm proud to say I'm a member in your group, though I should be more active in there, but I have an excuse

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Good to see you starting a checkilist. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Thanks! Me too, it'll be fun to work on it more.

Originally Posted by Feral

You're welcome, yeah I'm used to it lol.

Phew, that's good!

Originally Posted by DaRe_xLw

I can, but I'm kinda used to it since my dad smokes, but I don't think that's something to brag about.

Oh I gotcha lol. Well, at least it means your lungs won't give out when you visit this thread.

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Great work so far guys,i cant wait to see where this cl goes and how it will look in the future.Very best of luck guys

Thanks so much!

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Yep, smoky. Cause it's getting hot in here! Nice cl

I was kinda hoping your "we this", "we that" thing was like a Venom "We are Venom" thing. But you know, whatever you want's fine...

lol Nope, but that's a good interpretation. I like it!

Originally Posted by kid420247

Pretty cool to see you start you're checklist. I'll be sure to stop in more and see whats going on. I'm proud to say I'm a member in your group, though I should be more active in there, but I have an excuse

Thx and I'm glad to have you as a member! Is your excuse weed by chance?